Underplayed Gems

Vollies (2021)

Vollies poster
Genre
comedy television program
Country
Canada
Length
3 seasons, 13 episodes
Rated
PG
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A group of volunteer firefighters in a small Canadian town have plenty of free time because their fire department rarely gets any real calls. The series follows their antics and interactions as they handle the boredom of a fireless community.

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What happens

Vollies is a Canadian television comedy series, which premiered in 2021 on Bell Fibe's TV1. The series centres on the Essex-West-Essex Fire Department, a smalltown volunteer fire department with too much time on their hands because their town never has any actual fires to fight. The series stars Jonathan Torrens, Sarah McCarthy, Alicia McCarvell, Edwina Govindsamy, Mary Austin, Brian George and James Faulkner. It was created by Torrens and McCarthy, and written by Torrens, McCarthy, Sylvia Beirnes and Mark Forward. It was shot in and around the Truro, Nova Scotia, area in spring 2021. In October 2021, Vollies was renewed for a second season, which began filming in the spring of 2022. Torrens received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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